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(43) Date of publication: 21.05.2025 Bulletin 2025/21 (21) Application number: 23839144.5 (22) Date of filing: 11.07.2023

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G01N 1/38(2006.01) H01J 49/10(2006.01) H01J 49/04(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): H01J 49/0431 (86) International application number: PCT/IB2023/057087 (87) International publication number: WO 2024/013650 (18.01.2024 Gazette 2024/03)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 15.07.2022 AU 2022901996 (71) Applicant: Agilent Technologies, Inc. Santa Clara, CA 95051 (US)	(72) Inventors: HAHESY, Brendan Mulgrave, Victoria 3170 (AU) KNUDTZEN, Anders Mulgrave, Victoria 3170 (AU) (74) Representative: Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB  Leopoldstraße 4 80802 München 80802 München (DE)